admittedly, i could probably answer that more easily than you could at this point :)
On Jun 2, 2010, at 10:47 AM, Kieran Kelleher wrote: > I never noticed your comment until 5 seconds ago!! :-) > > -Kieran > > On Jun 2, 2010, at 10:45 AM, Mike Schrag wrote: > >> you never responded to my comment btw :) >> >> ms >> >> On Jun 2, 2010, at 10:38 AM, Kieran Kelleher wrote: >> >>> FYI, prototypes of derived columns don't exactly work in EntityModeler. So >>> you need to write the derived prototype config on a piece of paper and >>> recreate those derived attributes from your notes on that piece of paper >>> instead ;-) >>> >>> http://issues.objectstyle.org/jira/browse/WOL-1153 >>> >>> >>> On Jun 1, 2010, at 7:35 PM, Chuck Hill wrote: >>> >>>> Now there is a bit of smart thinking! Make it a prototype and you retain >>>> some measure of database independence. >>>> >>>> Chuck >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jun 1, 2010, at 4:20 PM, Johnny Miller wrote: >>>> >>>>> Could he follow your advice, about using SQL, and create a derived column >>>>> in his model and then use a standard qualifier against the derived column? >>>>> >>>>> On Jun 1, 2010, at 12:53 PM, Chuck Hill wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jun 1, 2010, at 3:30 PM, Joe Kramer wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I may be barking up the wrong tree here, but I wanted someone to >>>>>>> confirm that for me. I have a simple Person EO with a NSTimestamp >>>>>>> attribute for birthdate. I'm wondering if it is possible to create a >>>>>>> qualifier to get all the people whose birthday is in a particular month >>>>>>> (May, for example). The year doesn't matter so I can't do a simple ">" >>>>>>> or "<". If this isn't possible (or efficient) I can change the data >>>>>>> model to capture the birth month separately. Then I can just set the >>>>>>> month programatically when a new person is created and use that value >>>>>>> as the qualifier. Just curious what others think. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Define "possible". :-P The SQL way is >>>>>> >>>>>> select extract(MONTH from col_name) from table_name; >>>>>> >>>>>> So you could write a custom qualifier to do this. Generally, writing >>>>>> qualifiers ranks as "non trivial". I don't know of an existing >>>>>> qualifier that you can use. Depending on your needs, SQL might be the >>>>>> way to go. See EOSQLQualifier JavaDocs. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Chuck >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Chuck Hill Senior Consultant / VP Development >>>>>> >>>>>> Practical WebObjects - for developers who want to increase their overall >>>>>> knowledge of WebObjects or who are trying to solve specific problems. >>>>>> http://www.global-village.net/products/practical_webobjects >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >>>>>> Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) >>>>>> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >>>>>> http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/jlmiller%40kahalawai.com >>>>>> >>>>>> This email sent to [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> Johnny Miller >>>>> Kahalawai Media Corp >>>>> http://www.kahalawai.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Chuck Hill Senior Consultant / VP Development >>>> >>>> Practical WebObjects - for developers who want to increase their overall >>>> knowledge of WebObjects or who are trying to solve specific problems. >>>> http://www.global-village.net/products/practical_webobjects >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >>>> Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) >>>> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >>>> http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/kieran_lists%40mac.com >>>> >>>> This email sent to [email protected] >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >>> Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) >>> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >>> http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/mschrag%40pobox.com >>> >>> This email sent to [email protected] >> > _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
